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<rant>Argh!
I am a huge open source fan. All open source in fact. I am also supportive of the companies I patronize making money. I support local businesses. I buy from smaller shops when the cost is just a little bit more and I'll pay for open source software when it makes sense. Why would anyone want a company to NOT make money or NOT do something that could benefit the company monetarily while allowing them to stick with their beliefs?
This is all about Novell's layoffs and decision to switch to Gnome instead of KDE as their default desktop environment. After Linux Today posted an article by a disgruntled employee of Novell, Novell themselves responded to the hub-bub generated by the article. According to Novell they did layoff employees but those directly involved with their Linux initiative were "left largely intact." It seems clear now that the employee who wrot e the Linux Today article, one who worked directly with KDE, felt that Novell was turning away from KDE.  But going with Gnome does make sense as the usability has met government requirements for usability. Also KDE isn't going away! Novell is still providing this as an option and is still contributing resources. Please excuse them while the regroup to better provide US with a superior OS. </rant>